CRITIC REVIEWS

Although coming quickly off the back of their debut might give people a cause for concern, the conviction with which it’s delivered should put to bed any negative preconceptions. An absolutely vital record.

A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings might not be an earth-shattering departure from last year's full-length debut ... but it's a loud and beautifully fun ode to young outsiders falling in love, getting fucked up and revelling in their weirdness — and that's advice as good as any.

True to its title, sophomore record A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings maintains heavy reverence for those emotionally jumbled salad days, but approaches the subject from a perspective of nostalgia and observation rather than contemporaneous experience.

Teenage Feelings mostly feels like a continuation of the band's last LP (some songs, like 'Spin The Dial', hue a little too closely to tracks from the previous record), but this is hardly a knock considering that record was one of 2015's absolute best.

An aptly titled 30-minute blast of discontent and consolation. The record follows the band's similarly angst-ridden debut by less than year, and is likely to sweep up fans of that album with a consistent sound and intensity.

"A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings" is full of grit, as well as Beach Slang's trademark high octane energy that is sure to please fans, but the melodies are not enough to catapult this band to the next level.

Notable Songs: "Future Mixtape for the Art Kids"; "Spin the Dial"; "Punks in a Disco Bar"